Table 3

Pearson correlations of reported media use and usage criteria with age, education and satisfaction with information supply during the Covid-19 crisis

AgeEducationSatisfaction
Media channels (scale: 1 – daily/7 – never)
Local newspaper (offline and online)−0.187**0.072−0.008
National newspaper (offline and online)−0.112*−0.0740.208***
Private television−0.0100.036−0.081
Public television−0.170**−0.0320.228***
Public organizations−0.037−0.0750.169**
International sources (radio, broadcast, newspaper)−0.105−0.0060.076
YouTube0.197**0.011−0.074
Facebook0.160**−0.035−0.048
Twitter0.111−0.0090.157**
Instagram0.324***0.0190.020
Music streaming, podcasts0.247***−0.0800.066
Physical meetings and discussions−0.0160.008−0.057
Online communication with acquaintances and friends0.0120.113*−0.018
Criteria for choosing information sources (scale: 1 – applies to a great extent/7 – does not apply at all)
Availability of topics from my region−0.048−0.030−0.120*
Journalistic quality−0.0420.0850.072
Credible information−0.0290.0300.100
Interesting facts from research, history−0.0780.0450.089
Background information on many topics−0.123*0.062−0.015
Communication of social values−0.0100.0260.060
All opinions can be expressed−0.0260.075−0.263***
Reliable help in daily life0.0120.093−0.032
Support for the formation of political opinion−0.0100.0110.098
Independence from state, politics and economy−0.144*0.173**−0.223***
Interesting for the whole family−0.0360.234***−0.121*
Good entertainment0.1000.076−0.030
Current live information0.197**−0.0360.072
Little advertising−0.0660.121*0.018
Knowing the author personally−0.156**0.158**−0.160**
Personal recommendation−0.0530.128*−0.059
Information from official sources0.161**0.0060.178**

Note(s): *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

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